1855-O HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4361
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 600,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±15.9
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±19
grains (±1.2 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below DIME on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
ANACS MS-62 Prooflike. Ex -
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6874, not illustrated, sold for $718.75
PCGS MS-60. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6873, not illustrated, sold for
$517.50
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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